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15th January 2025

PM Edition

Victorian cattle farm sold for millions

A 238ha farm near Mansfield, expected to sell for more than $54,600 a hectare, has changed hands in a recent sale.

Northern buyers swoop on weaners

Northern buyers have swooped on Victoria’s famed weaner calf sales snapping up close to 90 per cent of some yardings as prices soared to rates not seen in years.

Storms deliver summer rain

Farmers have welcomed handy rainfall following storms, with parts of NSW on alert for flashflooding this week.

Insurance premiums set to rise in wake of LA fires

Experts are warning of further price hikes to insurance premiums in Australia when local insurers are hit with higher reinsurance bills.

‘We don’t have a bottomless bucket’

Rural Victorians travelling hours for critical healthcare are waiting weeks to be reimbursed for their travel costs as a government scheme falls behind on repayments.

Record year for duck hunters

Victorian bird hunters harvested the most ducks per active hunter in 2024 than in any other year since records were kept.

Solar rush as tariffs cut

The Allan Government is rolling out more large-scale solar farms, as it proposes slashing the feed-in tariff for households and businesses delivering rooftop solar into the grid.

Festival farewell: Princetown event ends

Beef cattle farmer Matt Bowker has shown the possibilities of hosting a multi-day festival on-farm, as Loch Hart Music Festival celebrates its final event.